PEORIA ( 25News Now ) - U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) is supporting a Republican bill to keep SNAP funded until the federal government shutdown ends.

SB3024 , sponsored by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), would provide uninterrupted benefits as well as retroactive payments that were missed on or after Sept. 30.

SB3024 currently has 14 Republican cosponsors, 13 Democratic cosponsors, and the support of two Independents.

A related bill also exists in the House - HR5822 .

“Donald Trump has the ability, right now, to keep funding SNAP. He is choosing not to use the nearly $6 billion he has available to him to keep the program funded. There is even a Republican-led bill that would keep SNAP funded, which I’ve asked to be added as a cosponsor of and that my Democratic colleagues support. I’m

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